true character; true heart; true spirit
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
cherry blossom (colour, color)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
that is to say; so that means
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)